Saturday, October 29, 2011

coming from a family that consisted of 4 girls until a little boy was born, i totally remember how exciting it was to suddenly have a boy in the house.

things were suddenly blue, and trucks and cars appeared where dolls and tea-sets used to be.

so i could totally relate to how ecstatic everyone was when baby jonah was born - the baby brother to his 3 older sisters.

i know daddy's love their little girls, but there's something special between a daddy & his little boy.

if you don't believe me, well just ask jeremy & jonah :)

when i went over to meet jonah - he was only 7 days new, but he is already such a little man! he's so big and completely adorable - i just wanted to sit and cuddle him the whole time i was there :)

he has the most big beautiful wide-awake eyes and the cutest little fuzzy hair!

AND - he can wink too!

he's such a talented little man already :)

well, as you can see - jonah is a pretty impressive little guy already.

and i think his mama & daddy are expecting big things from him!

dude think about it: he's born into a family of sisters! he's already got a huge task ahead of him: protect those sisters :) oh i'm sure there will be plenty of teasing and silliness in between, but at only a week old i can tell - this one's special :)

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

and tara had the cool pool toys that andrew and his son were totally in need of.

never mind that tara was absolutely gorgeous and andrew was searching for any excuse to introduce himself to her.

it was so innocent.

but one simple conversation about borrowing pool toys and the next thing you know, they were having deeper conversations about everything but pool toys.

and a few years later, they found themselves beside water again.

this time tho', things were a bit different. and when andrew built a castle in the sand and "found" something shiny to put on top -

well let's just say: they decided they wanted to share pool toys forever :)

they planned a beautifully simple ceremony with their closest friends and family.

and vowed to love each other forever.

tara got ready with the help of her sister - they were both so excited!

and tara - you are utterly breath-taking. totally gorgeous!

oh remember their daughter? gianna? oh man she's such a doll. i could probably do a whole post just about her :) while her mama was getting ready - her grandmas were keeping an eye on her. and of course accepting any kisses would come their way!

meet the awesome groom. andrew was getting a few last minute instructions from the pastor.

their ceremony was held in this adorable "one room" church - that had huge windows on either side - allowing beautiful, soft, natural light to flood the place. it was amazing.

i loved that they included their daughter in their ceremony!

and this.. has to be one of my favorite family photos ever!

proof that family formals do not have to be boring!

andrew had recently taught gianna how to give the "thumbs up" - and so all day long she gave people thumbs up - love it!

okay, and i promise - one more of gianna - how could anyone resist this face?

her mommy & daddy are pretty fabulous themselves :)

we had such a wonderful time taking photos after the ceremony. it was one of those rain-of-and-on kind of days - but we were blessed enough to have a window of "off" time and it was glorious!

i hadn't met tara or andrew before the wedding - and sometimes that can be a little tough but they were so cool - we could have been long lost friends :)

andrew warned me at the beginning that he was "not good" at having his picture taken - but i think my camera said otherwise :) he definitely wins the award of being one of the most laid-back and funny grooms!

and the beautiful thing about the groom being laid-back? is that it also allows the bride to be laid-back - which means oh so fun photos :)

i think this is one of my new all time favorites :)

and this post is already really long so i'll leave with some details from the reception - beautiful fall decorations!

tara & andrew [& gianna!] - i wish you all the best! you truly are awesome people and i wish you all the happiness in the world.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

this week's theme over at i[heart]faces is 'let them be little' and i was struggling with this one.
i finally decided i just needed to pick a cute photo from baby jonah's photos last week - and that got me thinking:
thinking about how i photographed that family last Christmas and how much the kiddos have grown & now they have a new baby brother --
and that's when i remembered this photo :)
seems like just the week for a silly entry!
bella was being such a goof-ball, can't you tell?
she's WAYY more mature now that she's a big sister :)

Thursday, October 20, 2011

but i will post more about that soon - here are a few photos: the first of the bride & groom's little girl - isn't she's beautiful?

and then today i got to go over and meet baby jonah! he's only 7 days new - isn't he adorable? i sat and cuddled with him for a long long time - he was so awake & alert the whole afternoon! more of him coming soon too :)

Tuesday, October 18, 2011

this week's theme over at i[heart]faces is the color PINK in honor of october - which is breast cancer awareness month.
i honestly didn't know which photo i wanted to post as my entry - although i had the idea that i wanted to post an image of one of my brand new twin cousins :) and when i remembered this photo i took of abby - i couldn't resist :)
i love the soft light - she is sitting in her car seat in front of a big glass window at our family's lake house. so i loved the soft morning light streaming in.
and seriously? who couldn't resist her little tongue sticking out? yeah, i thought so, no one :)